The three-day event runs April 4-6 and features a dizzying array of vendors, street food offerings, traditional Japanese ...

The winter version of the lantern festival mirrors the autumn celebration held during the Obon holidays in August. According to local legend, the legendary 11th emperor of Japan visited the region ...

The Potomac River at the National Harbor is glowing this weekend as Sakura Sunday and the Water Lantern Festival bring a vibrant celebration of spring to the waterfront.Sakura Sunday, an official ...

No crowd will gather for the traditional lighting of the 17-century stone lantern ... Festival will be online. But the flame is far from the most interesting part of this unusual symbol of ...

Sakurai Matsuri Japanese Festival, celebrating Japanese culture in the nation’s capital This weekend Japan is coming to the heart of the nations capital the annual Sakura Matsuri Japanese ...

The lantern festival at Manpukuji temple also commemorates the 350th anniversary of the death of its founder, Yin Yuan (1592-1673), as he is called in Chinese. Japanese know him as Ingen.

signaling the start of this year's highly anticipated Taiwan Lantern Festival. Undeterred by the pelting rain, rows of spectators huddled under umbrellas watched eagerly as the Infinite Paradise ...